Every now and then,somebody proves the old saying right,that is "It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it" and I think of those as "STFU moments".I do not watch "Big Brother" because I cannot get CBS(thanks to local blackouts)but I understand it is a controversial and popular reality show.On last weeks Tuesday broadcast,contestant Adam makes a comment basically referring to people with autism as "retards" and Autism United is outraged.
When asked what he would do if he won the prize money,Adam commented he would open a salon for the developmentally disabled so "retards can get their hair done".He should have shut up right then but not this guy-he went on to explain that since he works with devlopmentally disabled persons,its OK for him to use words like "retard" to describe them.Thats as lame an argument as a white guy shouting the "N" word and thinks its OK because he has black friends-NOT!
Attempts by Autism United director John Gilmore to contact CBS have bore no fruit and I am guessing CBS is just as embarassed by it all as Adam SHOULD be.Adam should educate himself and he might learn that many autistic people are extremely intelligent,they are just unable to communicate with the world around them.So,Adam,this weeks STFU goes to you!
